Compression and EQ

Step 12: To glue the bass and the beats together, the Waves API 2500 compressor plug-in is placed on the master channel. “Because it’s on the master, the ratio should be quite low: 1:1.5 is enough,” he explains. This is followed by a final EQ from the Duende Channel Strip, which boosts the highs slightly. “The sound I like when I’m working lacks a little bit of high - I just like that bass-y sound.”